BY NT CORRESPONDENT.

A car dealer has been charged before a Nairobi court with Sh 5 million fraud.

Jefferson Mugambi Marete appeared before Milimani Resident Magistrate Jane Kamau and denied the fraud charge.

Mugambi is accused that on diverse dates between October 30,2018 and February 12,2019 at Nairobi Central Business within Nairobi city County with intent to defraud obtained Sh 5 million from Richard Alfred Gitonga Wagichung’e by falsely pretending he was in position to import Toyota Land Cruiser V8 on behalf of Wagichung’e a fact he knew was false.

He was released on a cash bail of Sh 500,000 or alternative bond of 1 million.

BY SAM ALFAN.

Chief Justice Martha Koome has decried the poor allocation of funds to the Judiciary, which she says hampers service delivery.

CJ Koome noted that although the Judiciary was allocated Sh17.9 billion, it was about half the amount allocated to Parliament.

She also pointed out that the budget allocation is always slashed during the midyear reviews.

“Mr Speaker, I note that even though Judiciary is decentralised across the country, employs over 4,000 staff, it has half of Parliament’s Sh. 37 billion budget,” she said.

The CJ said the Judiciary has to clear cases over 5 years old, adopt new technology to enhance efficiency and access to court, take justice closer to the people and increase the speed of resolution of all cases.

Koome added that Judiciary had the benefit of funding from the World Bank via the Judicial Performance Improvement Project for the past five years.

However even though this funding was significant, Judiciary’s day to day work cannot be dependent on donor funding.

“I am therefore calling on Parliament and the National Treasury to fully fund Judiciary’s budget,” she said.

She added, “While I assumed office at the end of the budget cycle, I’m requesting that even before the mid-year review of the national budget, the Judiciary’s budget should be fully funded, including activating the Judiciary Fund,” she added.

She said her vision is to continue to build on the firm foundations predicated on the Judicial Transformation Framework and the Sustaining Judicial Transformation with an added focus to a bottom- up approach towards improving access to and quality of justice.

The Chief Justice said she appreciated the two blueprints have dealt with transforming the institution of the Judiciary and it is now time that the Judiciary seeks to transform the society.

“My dream is to work with the entire Judiciary and other stakeholders to build lasting partnerships in and out of the administration of justice.

“This is with a view of building their capacity with knowledge that will empower them to bear their own agency so as to become champions for justice. When everybody becomes an agent and champion for justice, I believe this country will start looking for our own indigenous solutions, that leads to reconciliation and peace,” added the CJ.

The CJ was speaking during the assumption of office of Justice Daniel Musinga who was recently elected the president of the Court of Appeal.

“As we celebrate the transition in leadership at the helm of the Court of Appeal and welcome the new cohort of justices I want us to stop and reflect on our resilience as a court and an institution. This resilience is a function of both good leadership and a strong team,” added the CJ.

The CJ also added that too often we focus on the person in leadership to the exclusion of others and yet the whole requires both the leader and the team.

” We need each other and together we can continue to sustain this institution and we do that by each playing our judicial role and by collectively holding each other up to accountability. We are as strong as our weakest link and this doesn’t mean we cannot be at time dejected or feel like circumstances are unjust or unfair, we are human,” aaded CJ.

The CJ said judges career which is also a calling can be lonely and they must lean on each other for support and strength and most importantly, they must remember our constitutional role and acquit ourselves accordingly, exercising authority on behalf of the people and for and on behalf of the people of Kenya, guided only by the Constitution and the law.

BY PHOEBE WANJOHI

A director with Biologic Solutions Limited has been charged before a Nairobi court with stealing Sh 57 million.

Emmoty Opany Awour appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot and pleaded not guilty to the theft charge levelled against him by the state.

Opany is accused that on diverse dates between January 2012 and September 2018 in Nairobi county being director of Biological Solutions Limited stole Sh 57,155, 079 the property of the said company.

He was released on a cash bail of Sh 100, 000.

According to his lawyer, the charges are malicious and meant to intimidate his client who he said is also the owner of the company he allegedly stole from.

He told the court that the asset of the company was bought by money contributed by the accused and other directors and there is a commercial dispute pending before the High Court commercial division over the same.

BY NT REPORTER.

Equity Bank operations manager has been charged with stealing over Sh200, 000 from the bank.

Michael Obanda Etabale appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot and pleaded not guilty.

Etabale is accused that on diverse dates between September 21, 2020 and June 2,2021 at Equity Bank Limited Kilimani branch in Nairobi county being Relationship manager jointly with others not before court, stole Sh220, 733 the property of Equity Bank which came to his position by virtue of his employment.

He was released on a bond of Sh 250, 000 or cash bail of Sh50, 000.

BY NT CORRESPONDENT.

A Chinese National is expected to be charged before a Nairobi court next week for allegedly defrauding over Sh11.7 million from a company linked to the city lawyer.

Qu Gaolel appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot but failed to plead to the criminal charges.

This is after Gaolel Lawyer claimed he didn’t not understand english.

The magistrate however directed prosecution to secure a Chinese translator who will interpret charges for him on Monday when he is expected to be charged.

According to a charge sheet filed in court, the accused is alleged that on diverse dates between May 11 and October 11 this year at Kileleshwa Westlands Sub-county within Nairobi County jointly with others not before court with intent to defraud obtained Sh1, 787, 740 million from Enzyne Creation limited.

He obtained the millions by falsely pretending that letter of payment standing instructions order dated May 12, 2021 of the said amount of money held at Sidian Bank Kenya road Nairobi which he delivered to Enzyme Creation limited was valid and genuine letter a fact he knew was false.

BY SAM ALFAN.

A regional sales manager of East Africa Breweries (EABL) has been charged before a Kibera court with causing grievous harm to a man alleged to be his lover husband. 

Victor Mwenda Luti was charged before a Kibera court with causing grievous harm to the chief executive officer of Siuma Auctioneers Zacharia Barasa.

He appeared before Kibera Senior Principal Magistrate Esther Bhoke and denied the charge.

It is alleged that Mwenda committed the offence on May 22, this year at Shanzu road within Westlands Sub-county in Nairobi.

The court ordered him to deposit bond of Sh200,000 or alternative cash bail of Sh60,000 to secure his release.

This case will be mentioned on June 26 for further directions.

It is being alleged that he dragged down his lover’s husband before hitting him with a metal rod in Nairobi’s Spring Valley estate. 

On arrival at his residence, Barasa confronted Luti and attempted to open his car but Luti drove off for nearly 300 metres dragging him down along the road as he (Barasa) held on to the door.